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GLOBAL HEALTH:
International Doctors' Group Criticizes Gates’ Global Vaccines PlanDoctors Without Borders says strategy may fail to deliver.
A new, ten-year, multi-billion dollar global vaccines plan about to be reviewed by global health ministers may fail to reach its goals unless it addresses weaknesses in routine immunization programs, says the international relief group Doctors Without Borders.
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